Moistener.



PATENTED DEU. 3l, 1907.

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M. A. METZINBR. MOISTBNER.. APPLIGATION FILED JULY 5. 1907` 2z 17, 1a 1f '14 tin-iran srarns earner onirica MAXWELL A. MErzNaR, or PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERsEr MOISTENER; .l

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec.` 31, 1907.

Application led July i, 1907. Serial No. 382.369.

To 'all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, MAXWELL A. Mnrz- NER, aoitizen of the United States, and a resident of Perth Amboy, in the county of Middlesex and'State of N ew Jersey, have in- 4 vented a new and improved Moistener, of

- l may employ.

which the following is a full, clear, and exact Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in wlnch similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts vin all the iigures, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of amoistener constructed in accordance'with my invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a top lan view of one form of capillary member winch In my improved moistener, l provide a water receptacle presenting a surface above the water line, and having a wire gauze closely adyacent thereto but spaced therefrom and cooperating with a capillary member to maintain the space between the gauze and said surface lilled at all timeswitha small uantity of water.

In t e specific embodiment of my invention illustrated, the water receptacle and parts carried thereby are so constructed as to ht within an outer wooden case 10, preferably square in cross section and having a square opening in the top thereof forV the reception of the water receptacle. This waterl rece tacle 11 normally rests below the top of t e wooden casing and out of engagement with the bottom and walls of the opening, said receptuclebeing supported by an outwardlyextending horizontally-disposed flange 12,

adapted to rest upon thetop of the casing and extending to a proXimately the outer edge thereof, as is c early illustrated. The outer edges of the angeare turned up and bent back upon themselves to provide .in-

-wardly-directed flanges 13, and beneath these flanges is secured the wiregauze to 14,

which extends over the entire area of the ori- 'l zontally-disposed lange 12 and the Water receptacle 11.

'Within the water receptacle I provide a l capillary member 15, held inl en agement With-,the gauze at the center there'o and supported at the bottom by a helical s ring-16.

a block of wood sup orted with the grain eX- tending in a vertica 'directiomand having a series of slots 17 cut inwardly from each of two opposite sides thereof and disposedlatblock is reduced to a series of plates 18, ying parallel to each other and the adjacent pairs of plates connected together jat op osite sides by the connecting portions. The lock is then` compressed laterally, so as tobring The capillary member is preferably ormedof erally in respect to eachother, whereb the i the several adjacent connecting portions into engagement Awith each other and reducethe slots 17 to substantially triangular form, as illustrated in Fig. 3. The bl'oc'k is then bound together atits base by a metal band 20, which prevents the block from s reading.

The lower end of the block is norma ly in the waaier, and not only the grain of the Wood but alsothe triangular passages between' the several plates serve to convey Water upward into engagement with the wire gauze. The center of the gauze is hi her than the edges thereof, and the water follows the gauze into the annular recess or space 21 between the iange 12i'and said gauze. The action of the parts servesto maintain this recess or. space filled with water so long las there is any water remaining in the receptacle.

The flange 12 presents a horizontal surface normally covered with Wire,-L and by depressing the center of the gauze the capillary member is `forced further into the water and the thickness of the space between the gauze and horizontal surface is reduced, and the' water in said s ace passes u ward through the meshes o the auze an the upper surface thereof. the water in the receptacle is getting rather low, each de- .pression ofthe center of the gauze serves to.

ring the lower end of the .block into theY water, and this imme `y'ately absorbs a suiiontov losl cient amount to refill tule space between thei gauze and the horizontal surface when the pressure up'on theigauze is released.; The 1 El 5A Witter which. 'passes nnvverd through the during the depression thereof, is prevented. from overflowing onto the cese by the inwerdljydireeteddemping flanges 13. All oi the feter Whieh passes upward through the sind which is not transferred te the ngers er the articles being moistened, immediately returns through the gauze into the recess, upon the releese the pressnre upon l. grenze.

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'time described my invention, l

e es new and desire te secure by Lettere i i. ln e moistening device, e. liquid centeiner presenting e snrfece above' the normal liquid level, wire ganze adjacent seid surieee but speeed therefrom, end e capillary member for raising the Water, whereby e lilm of Witter may be maintained in thev space .bet nrlace and seid ganze.

ln moistening device, a liquid eenteiner presenting je 'horizontally disposed surte-,ee above the normal liquid level, a. Wire edjneent said snrizree but spaced therefrom, and ineens for raising the weter,

whereby e, llm of' water may be m einteined in the spese between said surface end seid gauze.

8, ln. e meistening device, e liquid eenteiner )resenting-a surface ebove the norniel liquid level; e wire gauze adjacent seid sur-- ieee but speeed therefrom, end n eepillnry member' in engagement with .seid gauze,"

.film of Water may be maintained ee between eend surface and .sand

' ganze.

1l, in moistening device, e liquid conpresenti: en ennnlnr substntinlly riiiposed surtaxe-r., Wi e gauze scent the outer edge` iliziry member within. the eonteiner end adapted to convey Water to said ganze.

7. ln :i moistening device, a liquid container having en outwerdly-direeted flange adjacent its upper edge, said ilenge beingr bent to present e second flange extending inwardly from the outer edge of the first-mentioned llavnge, and e Wire grmze Covering seid container end held between said flanges. f

8. ln e moistening device, e suitable eesing' having :i recess therein, e Weter container within seid recess and speeed from the sides thereof, en outwardly-directed lenge eerried by seid container and in engagement with seid easing lfor supporting the container, end e wlre gauze covering seid eonteiner.

9. ln e' moistening device, a water een teiner, sfera-minous sheet covering the seme, end a capillary member Within seideonteiner end in engagement with seid sheet, seid eapillery -member comprising e bleek of wood having the grain thereof' et right angles to the normal liquid level and means for resiliently holding seid member in engagement with seid sheet.

l0. ln :i moistening device, e water conr tainer, e foreminous sheet covering the same, and e capillary member within seid container end in engagement with seid sheet, seid eepillzn'j.Y member comprising e block of Wood having the grain thereof at right en gies to the normal liquid level and provided with e, plurality oi passages therethrough end extending in the seme'. general direction es the grain oi the wood, end ineens for resiliently holding seid member in engagement with said sheet.

ll. ln e rnoistening` device, e water conf temer, e toreminous sheet covering the sinne, and capillary member Within seid een teiner and in engagement with seid sheet, said een illerv member comprisingl e block el wood having the grain thereof at right angles to the normal liquidlevel and provided with e plurality of passages therethrough end ein tending in the seine `gen-ered'direction es the grain ef the Wood, seid passages being` substantially triangular in cross section.

.ln testimony whereof' l have signed my 'neme to this specification in the presence of twosubseribing Witnes es.

MAFELL A. METZNER.

llitnesses Cmnt FN. llnmnnit, dem: Devis. 

